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originality

noun
/əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/

Etymology

From French originalité. By surface analysis, original + -ity.

  1. derived from originalité

Definitions

  1. The quality of being original or novel.

    • The space at my disposal does not permit me to go into Mr. Bulleid's paper in detail, but it is impossible to refrain from an expression of admiration at the originality that has been packed into this outstanding design.

  2. The capacity to think independently or be inventive.

    • Originality may be the capacity to look at the same facts and see new explanations.

  3. Something original.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The original state or condition of a thing.

      • Church Street has been reclaimed from vendors who had encroached every bit of pedestrian walk. BBMP evicted more than 70 of them and restored to its originality.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at originality. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at originality. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at originality

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA